CANON LAUNCHES NEW CAMCORDERS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
By Adnews Staff
Canon Canada of Mississauga, Ont. has introduced to new camcorders that have international playback capability. Called the ES7000V and the 8mm ES300V, both models incorporate a PAL 60 playback function allowing users to view their videos in a foreign country on a PAL 60 TV. The ES7000V uses a 3.5-inch color LCD view screen, while the ES300V uses a three-inch color view screen. Both screens can rotate 180 degrees to achieve a variety of shooting positions. In addition, multiple viewers can see recordings and hear the audio via a built-in speaker when a television is not available. Other features include digital special effects, digital faders for professional-looking scene transitions and a manual preset titler to label special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, vacations and family holidays. Canon officials were unavailable to comment on advertising plans for the camcorders. Advertising for Canon is done by Lackey Communications of Mississauga, Ont.